Darla S.
Because it's a BIG DEAL!
Sep 09, 2008
I'm wearing 16's!!!!
Unreal... the scale started moving again a few weeks ago, slow but sure, and now? I'm wearing size 16 jeans!!! UN. FREAKING. REAL! Yes, I have an atomic muffin top. WHO CARES???!!!
I started this journey in 32's. The proverbial circus tents.
When I got into 24's that I bought at WALLYWORLD (NOT Lane Bryant, NOT Catherine's...), I thought I had died and gone to heaven!
And I figured if I never got below a 24, well, life was still great!When I got into 22's, I thought - this is it, I can't BELIEVE I'm in 22's! WOO HOO!! I'm happy right here!
Then 20's... I know I'll never get smaller than this, but HEY! I'm in 20's!!
Then I got into and spent a LONG TIME in 18's - and frankly, I'll still be wearing them for a while! But HOLY TOLEDO, I'M WEARING 16'S TODAY!!! If I never see the inside of size 14, that's OKAY WITH ME!!!
The scale - it still MOVES!!!
Aug 26, 2008
Man... I was stuck between 230 & 232 for so long (two months???), I was beginning to believe I'd be there for the rest of my LIFE! Which would STILL beat the pants off of 377, hands down. But I SOOOOO want to see ONEDERLAND!!! When was I there last? Junior High?? I honestly don't know.
So my beloved nurse Barb told me I need to get @ 1450 calories a day (based on my height and weight goal) to LOSE. Dang, what a convoluted mindset... After a LIFETIME of dieting - EAT FEWER CALORIES!!! - being told I need to eat MORE?? Wrap your cranium around THAT concept!
Anyway, I have tried to do so, without being obsessed about tracking my intake on thedailyplate. That seems very time consuming to me - a BLESSING when needed, for the occasional reality check and all, but not something I can see myself doing every day. I just have allowed myself a few more things - either with a meal, or snacks. Protein based for the most part, but some things that I enjoy that aren't too evil - I LOVE salted sesame sticks! A turkey stick, or extra cheese, I've even had a handful of chocolate covered nuts a couple of times!
Well, this morning, my scale said 224.5!!!! WHOOPDEE-FRICKIN'-DOO-DA!!!
I love WLS. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! I hope and PRAY Bailey never needs to consider it, but if she does, GOD KNOWS I'll be behind her 1000%!!!
So my beloved nurse Barb told me I need to get @ 1450 calories a day (based on my height and weight goal) to LOSE. Dang, what a convoluted mindset... After a LIFETIME of dieting - EAT FEWER CALORIES!!! - being told I need to eat MORE?? Wrap your cranium around THAT concept!
Anyway, I have tried to do so, without being obsessed about tracking my intake on thedailyplate. That seems very time consuming to me - a BLESSING when needed, for the occasional reality check and all, but not something I can see myself doing every day. I just have allowed myself a few more things - either with a meal, or snacks. Protein based for the most part, but some things that I enjoy that aren't too evil - I LOVE salted sesame sticks! A turkey stick, or extra cheese, I've even had a handful of chocolate covered nuts a couple of times!
Well, this morning, my scale said 224.5!!!! WHOOPDEE-FRICKIN'-DOO-DA!!!
I love WLS. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! I hope and PRAY Bailey never needs to consider it, but if she does, GOD KNOWS I'll be behind her 1000%!!!
Hanover Harvest Festival
Aug 04, 2008
Saturday was the 4th Annual, and it was really nice this year! The weather cooperated, everything was located right around City Hall and Settler's park, so it wasn't spread out quite so far & wide!
I ran in to a couple of people who had to do double & triple takes on me - Majel H., who simply didn't recognize me until I chatted her up for a moment - then she freaked! "OMG! You look so amazing! I didn't even realize it was you!"
And Linda E., who had been the other troop leader for my Girl Scouts until our less-than-pleasant parting of ways a couple of years back. She and her family were working in the Lion's booth selling lunches, and she was totally amazed by my weight loss! She and I had a very sketchy relationship at best, but she had NO PROBLEM gushing over me, asking me how I did it and everything! It was actually very nice - and I told her the Readers' Digest condensed version of it all. She went off on Dean about me, even Jessica, her daughter, with whom I had a VERY delicate relationship, was amazed.
And my dear, dear brother, Daryl. We ran into him & Wendy at the dance at @ 10pm. They, of course, were snockered. But hey - he called me "Skinny" and said he hardly recognized me! (because of my loss, or because of the alcohol? Who cares!)
Anyway, it was fun. The town lech, Randy Lane, even squeezed my thigh on the hayride! I'm not sure what to think about that...
I ran in to a couple of people who had to do double & triple takes on me - Majel H., who simply didn't recognize me until I chatted her up for a moment - then she freaked! "OMG! You look so amazing! I didn't even realize it was you!"
And Linda E., who had been the other troop leader for my Girl Scouts until our less-than-pleasant parting of ways a couple of years back. She and her family were working in the Lion's booth selling lunches, and she was totally amazed by my weight loss! She and I had a very sketchy relationship at best, but she had NO PROBLEM gushing over me, asking me how I did it and everything! It was actually very nice - and I told her the Readers' Digest condensed version of it all. She went off on Dean about me, even Jessica, her daughter, with whom I had a VERY delicate relationship, was amazed.
And my dear, dear brother, Daryl. We ran into him & Wendy at the dance at @ 10pm. They, of course, were snockered. But hey - he called me "Skinny" and said he hardly recognized me! (because of my loss, or because of the alcohol? Who cares!)
Anyway, it was fun. The town lech, Randy Lane, even squeezed my thigh on the hayride! I'm not sure what to think about that...
Back from the Dells!
Jul 28, 2008
Had a fantastic time! We missed the hypnosis show - AGAIN - because one of the hypnotists was out sick. Bummer... we were leaving by the time they had another family show scheduled. But we added the JET boats to our agenda to make up for it! FUN!!! Look 'em up on wisdells.com if you aren't familiar, that was a thrill!
We also didn't go horseback riding - it was SO HOT there, we decided that putting on long jeans and boots didn't sound like a great time, and just spent more time in the water parks instead. I DID go down all the biggest slides - it was GREAT! Even did the Hurricane at the Wilderness, and the 'toilet bowl" at the Kalahari, the "Master Blaster" water coaster, you name it, me & the Trav man rode down it! (He was TERRIFIED of the Hurricane by the time we got to the top - near tears & all, but he did it, and HE LOVED IT!)
I had almost forgotten the reason the Dells has become such a tourist destination - the beauty of the Wisconsin River is just amazing! All the sandstone formations, the blue sky, the bald eagles flying overhead.... it really is a gorgeous piece of earth. You just have to get out past all the amusement parks, gift shops and other attractions to be able to SEE the beauty!
Anyway, the best of all was feeling NORMAL everywhere I went! Fitting in the ducks, the narrow seats on the Upper Dells boat tour, the slides, the booths, everywhere we went - I was just simply NORMAL! No feeling like a conspicuously beached whale at the pools, no atomic water bombs when I got to the bottom of a slide, I was just an average Jane there, and the feeling was fantastic!
My tan doesn't suck either
We also didn't go horseback riding - it was SO HOT there, we decided that putting on long jeans and boots didn't sound like a great time, and just spent more time in the water parks instead. I DID go down all the biggest slides - it was GREAT! Even did the Hurricane at the Wilderness, and the 'toilet bowl" at the Kalahari, the "Master Blaster" water coaster, you name it, me & the Trav man rode down it! (He was TERRIFIED of the Hurricane by the time we got to the top - near tears & all, but he did it, and HE LOVED IT!)
I had almost forgotten the reason the Dells has become such a tourist destination - the beauty of the Wisconsin River is just amazing! All the sandstone formations, the blue sky, the bald eagles flying overhead.... it really is a gorgeous piece of earth. You just have to get out past all the amusement parks, gift shops and other attractions to be able to SEE the beauty!
Anyway, the best of all was feeling NORMAL everywhere I went! Fitting in the ducks, the narrow seats on the Upper Dells boat tour, the slides, the booths, everywhere we went - I was just simply NORMAL! No feeling like a conspicuously beached whale at the pools, no atomic water bombs when I got to the bottom of a slide, I was just an average Jane there, and the feeling was fantastic!
My tan doesn't suck either
Wisconsin Dells
Jul 17, 2008
Two days from now, my family will be heading east to the Wisconsin Dells for a family vacation. We haven't taken many vacations as a family, so we're really looking forward to this. We did the Dells two years ago, prior to my ever even considering WLS. We DID have a great time, for the most part - But here are some issues I'm looking forward to NOT having this time!
The Duck boats. I could BARELY fit my bulk into those ridiculously small seats! Once again, there was NO LEG ROOM! I had to sit kitty-wompus on an aisle seat, with one knee in the aisle. Now that I know my ASS was a huge part of the problem, I'm looking forward to being much more comfy on the ducks!
The water parks. Yeah, that's what the Dells are known for, the water parks. Last time, we spent 4 nights at the Wilderness. We really liked it there, but Travis was bound & determined to spend time at the Kalahari - for their Flow Rider, and their watercoaster! So we're doing 3 nights at each. I spent plenty of time in the water last time, but I only went down one kiddie water slide. I know my kids were disappointed, but hauling over 350# up all those stairs? With my crap knee? Yeah, not gonna happen. Besides, splashing down at the bottom would have been WAYYY too humiliating... THIS YEAR, however, I intend to conquer EVERY FRIGGIN' WATER SLIDE I ENCOUNTER! At least until my knee gives out. Even 147# down, it has issues. ButI know I'll have a LOT more fun, and it'll be good for quite some time before it complains! (mental note to self: pack the Advil Liqui-Gels...)
The meals. Last time, it was all about buffets. The hotel buffet (good one time, boring thereafter...), a seafood/crableg buffet (MAJOR di$$apointment!), pizza buffets... Now, this wasn't just for ME - my hubby ADORES a good buffet, and Trav was young enough that he was usually free with a paid adult. But we really didn't find one that was "all that". So we have decided to handle food differently this time. Breakfast? In our room. We'll keep the fridge full of yogurt, milk, fruit, and maybe some micro-sandwiches for the family. Lunch? Probably fast food. There's usually something I can have that's a decent enough food choice, and the $avings will be worth it. Dinner? We may splurge a time or two on nice dinners, but heaven knows I'M a cheap date! And there's a FABULOUS pizza joint that delivers to the hotels - Sorento's! - that we're all looking forward to again!
This time, Bailey and I are planning to go horseback riding at one of the near-by stables. We may even go go-cart racing! (Last time, I was afraid that I wouldn't fit in the cars, and that my weight would prevent my buggy from keeping up!) We want to do the Upper Dells boat trip, the ducks, and a comedy hypnosis show! And the Tommy Bartlett show is free for everyone staying at the Wilderness AND the Kalahari - probably because all the weather last month caused Lake Delton to breach it's levy and drain all the water out, but that's a story for the weather channel, not OH... It'll be interesting to see an empty lake, tho...?
So, I'll report back when we return. Hopefully, it'll all be GOOD! And I'll be able to keep up with my protein and water intake - not so easy away from work and home, I know... (another mental note to self... bring water bottle and lots of drink packets!)
The Duck boats. I could BARELY fit my bulk into those ridiculously small seats! Once again, there was NO LEG ROOM! I had to sit kitty-wompus on an aisle seat, with one knee in the aisle. Now that I know my ASS was a huge part of the problem, I'm looking forward to being much more comfy on the ducks!
The water parks. Yeah, that's what the Dells are known for, the water parks. Last time, we spent 4 nights at the Wilderness. We really liked it there, but Travis was bound & determined to spend time at the Kalahari - for their Flow Rider, and their watercoaster! So we're doing 3 nights at each. I spent plenty of time in the water last time, but I only went down one kiddie water slide. I know my kids were disappointed, but hauling over 350# up all those stairs? With my crap knee? Yeah, not gonna happen. Besides, splashing down at the bottom would have been WAYYY too humiliating... THIS YEAR, however, I intend to conquer EVERY FRIGGIN' WATER SLIDE I ENCOUNTER! At least until my knee gives out. Even 147# down, it has issues. ButI know I'll have a LOT more fun, and it'll be good for quite some time before it complains! (mental note to self: pack the Advil Liqui-Gels...)
The meals. Last time, it was all about buffets. The hotel buffet (good one time, boring thereafter...), a seafood/crableg buffet (MAJOR di$$apointment!), pizza buffets... Now, this wasn't just for ME - my hubby ADORES a good buffet, and Trav was young enough that he was usually free with a paid adult. But we really didn't find one that was "all that". So we have decided to handle food differently this time. Breakfast? In our room. We'll keep the fridge full of yogurt, milk, fruit, and maybe some micro-sandwiches for the family. Lunch? Probably fast food. There's usually something I can have that's a decent enough food choice, and the $avings will be worth it. Dinner? We may splurge a time or two on nice dinners, but heaven knows I'M a cheap date! And there's a FABULOUS pizza joint that delivers to the hotels - Sorento's! - that we're all looking forward to again!
This time, Bailey and I are planning to go horseback riding at one of the near-by stables. We may even go go-cart racing! (Last time, I was afraid that I wouldn't fit in the cars, and that my weight would prevent my buggy from keeping up!) We want to do the Upper Dells boat trip, the ducks, and a comedy hypnosis show! And the Tommy Bartlett show is free for everyone staying at the Wilderness AND the Kalahari - probably because all the weather last month caused Lake Delton to breach it's levy and drain all the water out, but that's a story for the weather channel, not OH... It'll be interesting to see an empty lake, tho...?
So, I'll report back when we return. Hopefully, it'll all be GOOD! And I'll be able to keep up with my protein and water intake - not so easy away from work and home, I know... (another mental note to self... bring water bottle and lots of drink packets!)
Atlanta
Jun 24, 2008
I just returned yesterday from my trip to visit a dear friend in Atlanta. Last time I flew anywhere was last August, to California. I think I was still close to 300# at that time, but I did fit in the seats without an extender.
This time, I had plenty of seatbelt to spare! And seat, too - space on either side. Whodathunkit??? I was even put in a center seat for two of the 4 legs of my RT flight - MN to Chicago, and Atlanta to Chicago. Prior to WLS? There was NO FREAKIN' WAY I'd have survived that with any peace of mind! But I had more than enough room - INCLUDING leg room, which means my ASS was part of the problem with my knees always being mashed up against the seat in front of me! What a fabulous feeling :)
The time spent in Atlanta was wonderful - Mary just went through a divorce and moved into a new house with her 2 year old son. My God, does that woman have a challenging road ahead, I am praying for her daily for peace of mind, patience, and LOTS of help from family and friends. I so wish we lived closer to each other - she even joked about "ONE of us is gonna HAVE to move closer to the other"! But we both have some pretty deep roots where we are, that'll never happen. I guess we'll just have to plan visits every couple of years. Well, she can come to MN when J-Ro is a bit more portable :)
Anyway, travel as a more "normal" sized person certainly was a much more pleasurable experience! Hmmm.. I didn't even buy myself a souvenier tee shirt or anything... what's up with that??? Got stuff for Rich, Mom and the kids.... Oh well, I got to take the trip!!!
This time, I had plenty of seatbelt to spare! And seat, too - space on either side. Whodathunkit??? I was even put in a center seat for two of the 4 legs of my RT flight - MN to Chicago, and Atlanta to Chicago. Prior to WLS? There was NO FREAKIN' WAY I'd have survived that with any peace of mind! But I had more than enough room - INCLUDING leg room, which means my ASS was part of the problem with my knees always being mashed up against the seat in front of me! What a fabulous feeling :)
The time spent in Atlanta was wonderful - Mary just went through a divorce and moved into a new house with her 2 year old son. My God, does that woman have a challenging road ahead, I am praying for her daily for peace of mind, patience, and LOTS of help from family and friends. I so wish we lived closer to each other - she even joked about "ONE of us is gonna HAVE to move closer to the other"! But we both have some pretty deep roots where we are, that'll never happen. I guess we'll just have to plan visits every couple of years. Well, she can come to MN when J-Ro is a bit more portable :)
Anyway, travel as a more "normal" sized person certainly was a much more pleasurable experience! Hmmm.. I didn't even buy myself a souvenier tee shirt or anything... what's up with that??? Got stuff for Rich, Mom and the kids.... Oh well, I got to take the trip!!!
(For Amy) I must be PMSing...
Jun 06, 2008
... either that, or I'm an undiagnosed manic-depressive or something along that order. (I no longer have my uterus, so it's a crap shoot as to whether or not it really IS that time of the month for me.)
Last night, I was crabby. No good reason, just crabby. The GOOD thing about me being crabby, is that rather than lash out at my family, I tend to clam up and just CLEAN a lot! (Rich doesn't know how good he's got it!) My kitchen looks FABULOUS!
Today, even tho the weather is really cruddy and the parks are unusually slow because of it, I've been feeling pretty silly. You may have noticed on some of my posts, I don't know...
But someone here just reached in, grabbed my heart and SQUEEZED it good until the tears started pouring from my eyes, and I'm feeling the need to share some thoughts.
In a pm, someone mentioned to me being scared that this whole WLS journey is too good to be true. (here go the waterworks again, dangit!!!) THIS IS NOT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!! We DESERVE to regain our health and happiness! We have PAID for the right to FINALLY lose weight with YEARS of blood, GALLONS of sweat, and PILLOWS full of tears!!!
We have put up with SHIT from people who aren't WORTHY of our giveadamn.
We have suffered humiliation at not being able to fit in restaurant booths, amusement rides, airplane seats, you name it. We have ALL been mortified by how our obesity has embarassed us.
Most of us have suffered some serious health-related issues because of our weight, I know I don't need to bother listing any of them here.
We reached a point of DESPERATION deep enough that we researched the possibility - and the RISKS - of having our bodies cut open, surgically rearraged and/or having a foreign object put in place, in the last-ditch hope of finding that magic answer to our prayers - SUBSTANTIAL AND LASTING WEIGHT LOSS!!!
I'm not done.
We had to jump through a plethora of hoops to find a surgeon, meet insurance requirements, go through all the pre-requisite assessments and appointments to make sure our surgeon believes we're truly ready for this. Some of us had it relatively easy, some of us fought with all we had for many months, even YEARS, to convince some doorknob sitting at a desk in some insurance company's HQ that WE NEED THIS. OUR VERY LIVES, and frankly, your BOTTOM LINE, DEPEND ON IT.
We struggled with whether or not to tell our friends, and we dealt with how THEY reacted to the news that we were planning to put ourselves through such a procedure. Some of us have seen long standing friendships fade because they just didn't get it. (With friends like that, who needs enemies?)
Then one day, for most of us, the magic "I've Been Approved!" and "I've Got a Date!!" posts appear. And all of our new friends here CHEER and CELEBRATE with us, because WE DO GET IT!
We suffer the LD's if required, we go through the actual surgery, and we suffer through the buyer's remorse, the full liquids, the puree's, and the JOY of finally being able to put REAL FOOD in our mouths once again!!! WOO HOO!!!
Is that it? Is it all over?
HELL NO!!! We have to fight this battle for the rest of our lives! Head hunger. Dumping, if we're lucky. Getting stuck when we're not careful. Losing our coping mechanism for life stresses we face unrelated to our weight or our surgery.
What's the moral of my lengthy babbling???
WE HAVE EARNED THIS!!! WE DESERVE EVERY FRICKIN' POUND WE LOSE!!!
HERE'S TO US ALL!!!
I love you all very much - for all the support, through the occasional drama and everything, I don't know what I'd do without all of you and this place to keep me fighting!
(And I swear, I just saved myself hundreds of dollars in therapy by letting all this out!)
**WHEW!!!**
Last night, I was crabby. No good reason, just crabby. The GOOD thing about me being crabby, is that rather than lash out at my family, I tend to clam up and just CLEAN a lot! (Rich doesn't know how good he's got it!) My kitchen looks FABULOUS!
Today, even tho the weather is really cruddy and the parks are unusually slow because of it, I've been feeling pretty silly. You may have noticed on some of my posts, I don't know...
But someone here just reached in, grabbed my heart and SQUEEZED it good until the tears started pouring from my eyes, and I'm feeling the need to share some thoughts.
In a pm, someone mentioned to me being scared that this whole WLS journey is too good to be true. (here go the waterworks again, dangit!!!) THIS IS NOT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!! We DESERVE to regain our health and happiness! We have PAID for the right to FINALLY lose weight with YEARS of blood, GALLONS of sweat, and PILLOWS full of tears!!!
We have put up with SHIT from people who aren't WORTHY of our giveadamn.
We have suffered humiliation at not being able to fit in restaurant booths, amusement rides, airplane seats, you name it. We have ALL been mortified by how our obesity has embarassed us.
Most of us have suffered some serious health-related issues because of our weight, I know I don't need to bother listing any of them here.
We reached a point of DESPERATION deep enough that we researched the possibility - and the RISKS - of having our bodies cut open, surgically rearraged and/or having a foreign object put in place, in the last-ditch hope of finding that magic answer to our prayers - SUBSTANTIAL AND LASTING WEIGHT LOSS!!!
I'm not done.
We had to jump through a plethora of hoops to find a surgeon, meet insurance requirements, go through all the pre-requisite assessments and appointments to make sure our surgeon believes we're truly ready for this. Some of us had it relatively easy, some of us fought with all we had for many months, even YEARS, to convince some doorknob sitting at a desk in some insurance company's HQ that WE NEED THIS. OUR VERY LIVES, and frankly, your BOTTOM LINE, DEPEND ON IT.
We struggled with whether or not to tell our friends, and we dealt with how THEY reacted to the news that we were planning to put ourselves through such a procedure. Some of us have seen long standing friendships fade because they just didn't get it. (With friends like that, who needs enemies?)
Then one day, for most of us, the magic "I've Been Approved!" and "I've Got a Date!!" posts appear. And all of our new friends here CHEER and CELEBRATE with us, because WE DO GET IT!
We suffer the LD's if required, we go through the actual surgery, and we suffer through the buyer's remorse, the full liquids, the puree's, and the JOY of finally being able to put REAL FOOD in our mouths once again!!! WOO HOO!!!
Is that it? Is it all over?
HELL NO!!! We have to fight this battle for the rest of our lives! Head hunger. Dumping, if we're lucky. Getting stuck when we're not careful. Losing our coping mechanism for life stresses we face unrelated to our weight or our surgery.
What's the moral of my lengthy babbling???
WE HAVE EARNED THIS!!! WE DESERVE EVERY FRICKIN' POUND WE LOSE!!!
HERE'S TO US ALL!!!
I love you all very much - for all the support, through the occasional drama and everything, I don't know what I'd do without all of you and this place to keep me fighting!
(And I swear, I just saved myself hundreds of dollars in therapy by letting all this out!)
**WHEW!!!**
Just had to document this -
Jun 02, 2008
Sunday, June 1st, at Jodi's place in Zimmerman, I RAN! Not fast, not far, but I RAN alongside her horse Zoie as Travis rode! He wanted to trot, and of course that meant I had to trot! But it felt GOOD! I swear, I haven't done anything above a power walk in - well, probably decades! So THAT was a big moment! I did it about 5 times, leading various people around on Zoie's back.
Have I mentioned I LOVE horsies?
Also today, I received the following from a co-worker. I had sent her the picture of me & Travis together in my pre-op jeans -
Holy Buckets!! That picture is awesome. Thank you so much for sending it to me. It is one of those pictures that should be on the cover of People Magazine...And everyone that looks at it says "Wow" doesn't she look amazing....I am so proud of you. I know you don't believe me, but I have struggled with my weight my whole life. I finally figured out what I need to do about twenty years ago and have been religious about it since then. I watch everything that goes in my mouth and exercise at least every other day. But I feel so good that it is worth the hard work. I know you will stay successful at this as well. I wish you all the strength and will power that you will need. Keep telling yourself that you love how you look and feel and it will help. Congratulations and continued success. You are such a beautiful woman. I am so proud to know you and call you my friend.
How cool is that? The comment about me not believing that she's had a struggle with her weight? That would be because she has always been the MOST thin, the MOST fit woman in the Park District! And dresses to show it off. She looks fabulous - but I DO believe her, because she has been over-the-top excited for me ever since the first time she noticed my weight loss. So it has to be an issue for her, to be that excited for me!
Have I mentioned I LOVE horsies?
Also today, I received the following from a co-worker. I had sent her the picture of me & Travis together in my pre-op jeans -
Holy Buckets!! That picture is awesome. Thank you so much for sending it to me. It is one of those pictures that should be on the cover of People Magazine...And everyone that looks at it says "Wow" doesn't she look amazing....I am so proud of you. I know you don't believe me, but I have struggled with my weight my whole life. I finally figured out what I need to do about twenty years ago and have been religious about it since then. I watch everything that goes in my mouth and exercise at least every other day. But I feel so good that it is worth the hard work. I know you will stay successful at this as well. I wish you all the strength and will power that you will need. Keep telling yourself that you love how you look and feel and it will help. Congratulations and continued success. You are such a beautiful woman. I am so proud to know you and call you my friend.
How cool is that? The comment about me not believing that she's had a struggle with her weight? That would be because she has always been the MOST thin, the MOST fit woman in the Park District! And dresses to show it off. She looks fabulous - but I DO believe her, because she has been over-the-top excited for me ever since the first time she noticed my weight loss. So it has to be an issue for her, to be that excited for me!
MEGA-Wow!
May 30, 2008
Last night I had my BEST "wow" moment yet!
I went to Bailey's final choir concert of the year, and we were wandering around the student art show that was put on in the commons area before the concert. We were looking at some pottery, when a friend I haven't seen for nearly a year stopped about 10 feet in front of me - she stared at me with that "deer in the headlights" look on her face for a moment, then let out a deep kind of gaspy-sigh, and started to CRY!!! Red eyes, tears rolling down her face, hugging me, the whole bit! I was so shocked, I had no clue how to react to her! But it was pretty emotional.... apparently, for BOTH of us! I've known her for 8 years, but our daughters have pretty much grown apart, so we just don't see each other anymore. I would GUESS she'd heard about my WLS, or at least my weight loss, through the grapevine. (Hanover's grapevine is ALIVE AND WELL!) But - well, that was just cool beyond words. She eventually made the comment - "Write this date down on your calendar as the day Teri was left SPEECHLESS!" As awkward as that was, I've gotta admit, it felt REALLY, REALLY GOOD!!! I made someone CRY!!! hehehe.... Oh yeah, the concert was pretty good, too! :)
I went to Bailey's final choir concert of the year, and we were wandering around the student art show that was put on in the commons area before the concert. We were looking at some pottery, when a friend I haven't seen for nearly a year stopped about 10 feet in front of me - she stared at me with that "deer in the headlights" look on her face for a moment, then let out a deep kind of gaspy-sigh, and started to CRY!!! Red eyes, tears rolling down her face, hugging me, the whole bit! I was so shocked, I had no clue how to react to her! But it was pretty emotional.... apparently, for BOTH of us! I've known her for 8 years, but our daughters have pretty much grown apart, so we just don't see each other anymore. I would GUESS she'd heard about my WLS, or at least my weight loss, through the grapevine. (Hanover's grapevine is ALIVE AND WELL!) But - well, that was just cool beyond words. She eventually made the comment - "Write this date down on your calendar as the day Teri was left SPEECHLESS!" As awkward as that was, I've gotta admit, it felt REALLY, REALLY GOOD!!! I made someone CRY!!! hehehe.... Oh yeah, the concert was pretty good, too! :)
I Bit the Bullet...
May 27, 2008
Yup, that's right, I did it. I went & bought myself a scale. I already feel the old HATE relationship with it! I've only stepped on it once, and I didn't like it. Even tho my brain KNOWS it's a different scale, and I have to get used to IT, I hate it.
At Tracy's last weekend, HER scale put me at 234 Sunday morning. WOO HOO!!! 234!!! That's 143 pounds LESS than the scale at the clinic read just over a year ago!!! So I got on my new scale Sunday night, AFTER dinner, AFTER a full day of liquids. It read 238.5. Holy crap, HOW could I have gained 4.5 pounds since last Sunday morning??? I didn't. I know I need to weigh in the morning, NOT after dinner. I KNOW this scale will read differently than Tracy's or the clinic's. I need to use it regularly, in the morning, AFTER my morning pee. And I need to adjust to the numbers on THIS scale if it is to reflect my loss. One reading can't mess me up. Now if I get on it some morning and it reads MORE than 238.5, THEN I've got issues!
The biggest concern I have is - our master bathroom is too small to leave it setting out on the floor, so I'm keeping it standing up against the vanity, and will set it down whenever I need to use it. I hope that won't mess up the mechanical stuff inside...?
Things that make you go "hmmmm...."
At Tracy's last weekend, HER scale put me at 234 Sunday morning. WOO HOO!!! 234!!! That's 143 pounds LESS than the scale at the clinic read just over a year ago!!! So I got on my new scale Sunday night, AFTER dinner, AFTER a full day of liquids. It read 238.5. Holy crap, HOW could I have gained 4.5 pounds since last Sunday morning??? I didn't. I know I need to weigh in the morning, NOT after dinner. I KNOW this scale will read differently than Tracy's or the clinic's. I need to use it regularly, in the morning, AFTER my morning pee. And I need to adjust to the numbers on THIS scale if it is to reflect my loss. One reading can't mess me up. Now if I get on it some morning and it reads MORE than 238.5, THEN I've got issues!
The biggest concern I have is - our master bathroom is too small to leave it setting out on the floor, so I'm keeping it standing up against the vanity, and will set it down whenever I need to use it. I hope that won't mess up the mechanical stuff inside...?
Things that make you go "hmmmm...."
About Me
Maple Grove, MN
Location
26.5
BMI
Surgery
04/27/2007
Surgery Date
Jan 12, 2007
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